Shopping an aisle of chocolate bars can quickly become overwhelming if you're unsure of the percentage numbers listed on ...

Whether you’re shopping for hot chocolate mixes or browsing the candy aisle for a sweet treat, you’re almost guaranteed to see "cocoa" or "cacao" on a few product labels. Perhaps curiosity got the ...

Cocoa and cacao come from the same plant but are not interchangeable. Learn the differences in processing, nutrition, and how to use each.

The chocolate industry is seeing unprecedented times, with effects rippling all the way to grocery store shelves. This is how ...

Many chocolate lovers pause at labels that read “70% cacao” or “85% cacao,” unsure whether those numbers signal bitterness or bragging rights. The percentage looks scientific, yet it often feels ...

Testing lab-grown chocolate for the right viscosity. From the Sacramento Business Journal. Even though cacao, the base for chocolate, doesn’t naturally grow in the Sacramento Valley, the region has a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This week, cocoa prices rose to all-time highs on commodity exchanges in London and ...

Dark chocolate with cocoa higher than 75% is considered a craft ingredient among chocolate experts. Find out what makes a quality bar.

The words cocoa and cacao are often used as if they mean the same thing, but they refer to different stages of the same plant. Both come from the seeds of the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao. The ...